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Adventure tourism leading to surge in tourist footfall in Kerala: Minister
Kochi: Kerala Tourism Minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas said on Saturday that due to the renewed focus on adventure and camping tourism, there has been a surge in the number of tourists visiting the state.
In Kerala, there are around 200…
Heavy rains likely in Maharashtra & Karnataka, another heat wave in Northwest India: IMD
New Delhi: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Maharashtra, coastal and northern Karnataka during the next five days while a fresh spell of heat wave conditions is likely to commence over Northwest India from June 9, according to an…
Vadodara readies for next month’s Rath Yatra
Vadodara: Vadodara is gearing up for the annual Rath Yatra to be organised by the ISKCON temple on July 7 during the auspicious occasion of Ashadi Bija Parva.
As part of the preparations for the event, which attracts lakhs of devotees…
Revision of answer key led to NEET-UG result glitch: NTA
Many students, parents, and medical practitioners have taken to social media to criticise the NTA.
Aggression, confusion, altered behaviour may signal brain tumour risk’
New Delhi: Erratic mental health symptoms like aggression, confusion, altered behaviour, and persistent headaches may indicate the potential risk of a brain tumour, said experts on Friday, ahead of Brain Tumour Day.
Brain Tumour Day is…
Locals plan to make hotel booking a must for tourists to enter Goa’s Calangute beach
Panaji: To prevent domestic tourists from cooking or staying in the open areas and defecating on the beaches, a local panchayat of the coastal state has decided to set up five checkpoints in its jurisdiction to check hotel bookings of the…
Odisha Elephant Census finds marginal rise in jumbo population in state
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has witnessed a marginal increase in the population of elephants during the last seven years, as per the All Odisha Elephant Census-2024 report released on Wednesday.
"Total 2,098 numbers of elephants were counted in…
Gulmarg’s iconic Shiv temple gutted in pre-dawn blaze
Srinagar: An iconic Shiv temple in J&K's Gulmarg ski resort, which was featured in several Bollywood films, was gutted in a pre-dawn fire on Wednesday, officials said.
Officials said that the Shiv temple, also known as Rani…
Software giant SAP to acquire digital adoption platform WalkMe for $1.5 bn
New Delhi: Enterprise software giant SAP on Wednesday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire digital adoption platform WalkMe in an all-cash transaction worth $1.5 billion.
The acquisition is expected to…
SpaceX’s Starship gets US FAA nod, to launch 4th test flight on Thursday
New Delhi; Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to launch the fourth test flight of the Starship vehicle.
With the licence issued on Tuesday, the 400-foot-tall Starship…
Human-induced warming rose to 1.19 degrees C in last 10 years: Scientists
New Delhi: Human activities are accelerating global warming at record levels, leading to a rise of 1.19 degrees Celsius between 2014 and 2023, according to new research on Wednesday by over 50 leading international scientists.
This is…
‘Strong AI policy enabling adoption, skill development & innovation must be area of…
New Delhi; As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and other AI skills become more common in all use cases such as education, the workplace, research and development, and others, experts on Tuesday said that a strong AI policy…
Relief for Delhi-NCR from crippling heat soon, says IMD scientist Soma Sen Roy
New Delhi: The entire north India, including the Delhi-NCR, is reeling under an oppressive heat wave with cases of heat stroke being reported from different parts, but respite is likely soon, according to an IMD scientist.
IMD's weather…
Boeing’s first astronaut flight called off at the last minute in latest setback
Two NASA astronauts were strapped in the company’s Starliner capsule when the countdown automatically was halted at 3 minutes and 50 seconds by the computer system that controls the final minutes before liftoff.
8.5 per cent of students aged 13-15 years in India use tobacco, says study
The guidelines - launched to safeguard minors and youth from tobacco addiction - also stress the need to take proactive measures to eliminate tobacco vendors within a 100-yard radius of all educational establishments.
Reduction in heat wave intensity in next three days: IMD
IMD said heat wave conditions over northwest, central and east India were likely to continue with reduced intensity during the next three days.
Kerala registers ‘record’ increase in tourist arrivals in 2023
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala witnessed a record increase in tourist arrivals in 2023, both domestic and international, rebounding strongly after back-to-back deluges and the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the state Tourism Department.…
Stress in childhood associated with earlier drug use in teens: Study
New York: Stress during childhood is linked with earlier substance use in male and female adolescents, a new study showed on Saturday.
Early life stress is children’s experiences of abuse, neglect and conflict.
According to the study…
Indian cyber security agency warns users about a bug in Checkpoint gateway products
New Delhi; The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned about a vulnerability in Checkpoint Network Security gateway products, which could allow hackers to compromise users’ data.
According to its advisory by the…
WhatsApp bans over 71 lakh accounts in India in April
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Saturday said it banned more than 71 lakh accounts in India in the month of April for violating the laws of the land.
Out of 7,182,000 banned WhatsApp accounts, 1,302,000 were proactively blocked,…